Plaited dress goods and method of manufacturing the same



W-. W. HIGGONS. PLAITED DRESS GOODS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THESAME.

- APPLICATION FILED AUG.27,1919.

1,862,698, Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

l 1 I ammmbo c it ZZ/ 725% 1 1 llwalu WARREN W. HIGGONS, OF PORTCHESTER, NEW YORK.-

PLAITED amiss Goons AND METHOD or MANUFACTURING THE SAME.

\ Application filed August 27, 1919. Serial No. 320,169.

7 To all whom it mayconcern Be it known that I, WARREN W. HrceoNs,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Port Chester, in thecounty of Westchester and State of New York, have inventednew and usefulImprovements in Plaited Dress'Goods' and Methods of Manufacturing theSame, of which the following is a specification.

A draw-back to the use of dress goods plaitings, ruchings and similarfluted. or plaited dress goods trimmings formed from strips of fluted orplaited fabric, is that when dampened or wet by atmospheric conditionsthe folds, flutes or plaits tend to open or-flatten out, therebydestroying the artistic effect of the trimming. I

It 'is the object of my invention to so manufacture this type of dresstrimming that it will retain its folded or plaited shape in all kinds ofweather, as more fully hereinafter set forth. I

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View of afluting machine illustrating one form of apparatus for performing theprocess; and

Fig. 2 a detail View showing a strip of the completed trimming.

I apply to one or both sides of the fabric, preferably during theplaiting, fluting, or

folding operation, a very thin film of transparent moisture-proofingmaterial, such as parafiin, so that the fabric will not absorb moisture.One way of doing this isto run through the corrugated or fluted plaitingrolls of the usual vcloth-fluting machine, the strip of textilefabric-to be fluted and a strip of commercial paraflin paper insuperposed relation, the rolls being heated in any suitable or knownmanner. As the superimposed strips of fabric and paraflin paper passbetween the rolls they are, pressed closely together and formed withpermanent flutes or lines of fold, and at the same time the paraflin issoftened or melted by the heat from the rolls and most of the paraflinis transferred to the textile fabric, as the fabric is more highlyabsorbent than the paper. The parafiin, ofcourse, impregnates thetextile fabric more or less, but it isonly essential that asuflicientquantity of the paraffin be extracted from the paper by the textile.

fabric to form a thin fllm which will revent absorption of moisture bythe fabrlc, particularly along the lines of fold.

Any suitable moisture-proofing material or composition other thanparaflin may be used, since it is only necessary that the materialemployed shall be transparent, or substan tially transparent, andpreferably colorless, so as toavoid in any way affecting the appearanceof the fabric to the eye. 7

In view of the fact that the moistureproofing material is transparentthere will be no necessity for any great degree of nicety in grading thequantity of material appliedtothe goods. I have found in'prac-Specification of Letters Patent. Patented De 21 1920. i

tice that by heating the fiuting rolls-and running through with thestrip of textile fabric a strip of commercial paraffin paper, the fabric.will take up enough of the softened paraffin to accomplish the desiredpurpose. Of course, the strip of paper-will be fluted or plaited in thesame manner as the fabric, but the paper will not adhere to the fabricand may be readily separated from the same after it passes through therolls. It will be understood that this transparent moisture-proofingmaterial maybe applied to the fabric in other ways than by transferringthe same to the fabric from strips of paraffin paper. An advantage 1nemploying paraflin or analogous moisture-proofing material resides inthe fact that it serves to slightly stiffen the fabric as well asto'moisture-proof the same.

Apparatus of various constructions may be employed in the manufacture ofthe improved trimming. Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, 1 designatesthe two hollow, longitudinally corrugated, grooves or fluted plaltingrolls of the well-known cloth-plaiting machine, said rollers beingdriven in the direction indicated by the arrows and being heated by theusual gas burners 2. The strip or web 3 of textile fabric is passed overthe usual feed table 4: and fed between the rolls 1 underneath andsimultaneously with the strip or web of commercial paraffin 2. As anarticle of manufacture, a plaited piece of textile fabric having appliedto it a transparent moisture-proof stifiening matcrial, said stiffeningmaterial being paraffin and being applied in the form of a thin filmsubstantially throughout the area of the goods.

3. The method of rendering permanent the folds of a piece of plaiting,etc., consisting in applying to the goods at the time of forming thefolds therein a heated transparent material which is adapted 'to hardenwhen cooled. v

4;. The method of forming permanent plaits in fabric consisting inplaitinga piece of fabric and simultaneously impregnating the fabricwith a transparent moistureproofing and stiffening material.

5. The method of forming permanent plaits in fabric passing pieces offabric and paraffin paper in superposed relation between a pair offluted rolls, one or both of which rolls are heated.

6. A trimming for garments or the like comprising a piece of plaitedtextile fabric having its threads coated with a colorless translucentmaterial insoluble in water.

7. A trimming formed of textile fabric fluted and impregnated withparafiin.

In testimony-whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

WARREN W. HIGGONS.

consisting in simultaneously,

